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LAST TERM AT MALORY TOWERS
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Stanley Lloyd.
Stock no. 1331470
Published by Methuen & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1951. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth, black titles and vignette to front. Blue and white endpapers show map of Malory Towers. 150 pages. B/w illustrations. Minimal rubbing to spine and corners. Some foxing to textblock. Covers and contents clean. Dustwrapper is slightly edge chipped with slight loss else bright.

THE WIZARD OF BOLAND
Written by BB. Illustrated by BB.
Stock no. 1331469
Published by Edmund Ward Ltd.. 1st 1959. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Blue boards, red title to spine. Colour frontis. B/w illustrations. Minimal bumping and browning to spine. Foxing to textblock and a few light foxspots to endpapers. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with minimal loss and a few small tears and is slightly browned to rear panel.

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
Written by Gladys Davidson. Illustrated by Rene Bull.
Stock no. 1331467
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. Circa 1940. Very good condition.

Red cloth, black title to spine. Blind title and vignette to front cover. 16 beautiful colour plates, many b/w illustrations. 352 pages, top edge red. 8.75 x 6.5". Spine and corners bumped and slightly rubbed. Name plate to front pastedown. Foxing to endpapers and some page margins. Contents clean.

THE ARABIAN NIGHTS' ENTERTAINMENTS
No author listed. Illustrated by Louis Rhead.
Stock no. 1331466
Published by Harper And Brothers. 1938. Very good condition.

Black cloth, gilt title to spine and large pictorial onlay to front cover. 4 colour plates plus b/w illustrations. 429 pages, top edge orange. Publisher's code is H-N indicating a date of August 1938. Spine and corners bumped. Some light page browning and a light mark to textblock else contents clean.

MY BOOK OF FOLK AND FAIRY TALES
Written by W.J. Glover. Illustrated by George Hood.
Stock no. 1331465
Published by Cassell & Company Ltd. 1st 1932. Very good condition.

Blue pictorial cloth, gilt title block to spine. 12 colour plates. 325 pages. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Covers edges lightly rubbed, rear cover is lightly scuffed. Name plate to front pastedown. Heavy inscription in pencil to front free-endpaper has been erased. Some light fingering and foxing but contents generally clean. Some scratch marks (made by a compass?) to lower edge of textblock.

ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND
Written by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Stock no. 1331464
Published by Ted Smart. Circa 2000. Fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Pink glazed pictorial boards. Pretty colour and b/w illustrations. Produced for The Book People. Dustwrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

SUNDAY READING FOR THE YOUNG 1897
Written by Various. Illustrated by Charles Robinson; et al..
Stock no. 1331463
Published by Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.. 1897. Almost very good condition.

Pictorial grey cloth (illustration by Robinson) with gilt titles. Colour (chromolithograph) frontis. B/w illustrations throughout. 412 pages plus 16 page catalogue to rear. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Prize plate to front free-endpaper. Some stitching pulled but binding still tight. A couple of page corner tips torn off but no loss of text.

A BOOK OF NONSENSE
Written by Edward Lear. Illustrated by Edward Lear.
Stock no. 1331462
Published by The Bodley Head. 1981. Fine condition.

Facsimile edition from The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books. Wonderful blue pictorial cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. Printed on one side of the paper only. All edges are gilt. A super copy contained in publishers beige card slipcase.

WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED
Written by Angeline Boulley.
Stock no. 1831614
Published by Rock The Boat. 1st 2023. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Overall, this is a book about a teenage girl who discovers an injustice done to her tribe and, like a warrior, will do anything to rectify it. A quest to right a wrong and uphold the religious beliefs she and her family hold. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. 396 pages. ISBN: 9780861544196. SIGNED by the author (no dedication) to title page. Base of spine lightly shelf-worn. Text block very slightly grubby. Pictorial dustwrapper is lgithly edge-rubbed and lightly scuffed.

KIM
Written by Rudyard Kipling.
Stock no. 1831613
Published by Macmillan & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1901. Almost very good condition.

This story follows the adventures of Kimball O'Hara, an orphaned Irish boy living on the streets of Lahore in late 19th century India. Kim befriends an elderly Tibetan lama who is on a spiritual quest to find the legendary River of the Arrow. Red cloth covers. Gilt title to spine and gilt elephant head vignette to front cover. 413 pages, top edge gilt. B/w photo plates. Board edges lightly rubbed/worn. Top & tail of spine slightly frayed. A few minor marks to boards. Foxing to text block, endpapers and to contents. Front hinge between free front endpaper and fly-leaf is cracked, partially split. Name in pencil to fly-leaf. Tissue guard to frontispiece is foxed and partially detached. Some hinges pulled else binding tight.

THE FRIENDLY HOUSE: AND THE THRILLING ADVENTURES OF THE LITTLE MAN WHO BUILT IT
Written by H.L. Gee. Illustrated by Frank Rogers.
Stock no. 1831612
Published by University of London Press Ltd.. 1st 1939. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

In this charming story the adventures of The Little Man and all his friends are related ina pleasing and whimsical fashion. We learn that his house was blown away and while he is busy building a new one he saves the lives of Brown Dog, Sandy Cat and Green Parrot; rescues Grey Horse from a cruel master, and finds White Mouse in his pocket... Blue cloth, black titles and vignette of house to front cover. Colour plates, b/w text illustrations. 156 pages. Lower corner of boards bumped, top front horizontal edge of board has a small nibble in the cloth. Gift inscription in ink to front pastedown. Name in ink to rear free endpaper. Text block browned. A few grubby margin marks. Price-cut pictorial dustwrapper has a few marks, is browned and edge-worn with chips to top of spine.

YOURS AFFECTIONATELY PETER RABBIT: MINIATURE LETTERS BY BEATRIX POTTER
Written by Beatrix Potter. Illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
Stock no. 1831610
Published by Frederick Warne (Publishers) Ltd.. 1983. Very good condition.

To amuse children she was particularly fond of, Beatrix Potter set up a correspondance in miniature between the characters in her little tales. Small format. Red glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. 96 pages. ISBN: 0723231788. Reprint. Top corner of boards bumped. Boards lightly scuffed. Top edge of text block has some small foxspots. Lower corner creased diagonally to free front endpaper. Pale page edge browning else contents generally clean.